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Canada
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Going thru a number of 1859 Canadian Large Cents I just acquired and have been looking through the Haxby Catalog of the Canadian 1859 Large Cent ( https://www.vickycents.com/) I could use some confirmation on what I think I have. Thanks! This first coin has something funny with the '1'. Is that a repunch or did it just get smushed? Also, does this look like a low '9'?   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Next I'm wondering what's going on with the '9', it seems very large to me almost like it's a wide 9.   |
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Canada
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Now is this one a double punched '9' or just corrosion/wear?   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Last one: Is there something funky with the 9 or is that just corrosion/wear? Thanks for any help.    |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You'll get better results if you post both sides of the coin, there are many markers on the obv that would narrow your search.
And maybe tell us what you think you have (since you're asking for confirmation?)
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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New Zealand
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Like Wade says you need to post both sides and have clear pics to get verification of these coins.
Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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United States
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Based on what I can see of the first coin, I believe it is reverse E10. The 1 looks like it did get smushed, as there is no re-punching of the 1 on reverse E10. The obverse could be 8 or 8a. It would be helpful to see good full obverse and reverse photos of each coin.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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What you are looking for is any die cracks and the stem on leaf 9 and thats for starters. plus on https://www.vickycents.com/index.html go to- Id my coin this will help you. It takes a lot of time and understanding how to use the website. good luck Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Canada
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Thanks @fourmack, I'll hunt down the others at that site.
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Canada
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You are correct about coin one. I looked up the word "smushed" and found it the coin-collecting technical term section of the 1859 edition of the OED (Oxford English Dictionary), with a print of that exact 1 in the description. It says it's the result of a cent getting smashed and the 1 gets crushed - voila ! smushed.
Some worn ones are almost impossible to identify, especially if leaf 9 is very worn, and there are no die cracks. After years of revisiting the site, I still have 9 I can't figure out.
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05/25/2022 01:11 am
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